Service suspended

If you are reading this, it's because you already know the link to this blog or you have accidently been directed here by an errant search engine. You most certainly haven not arrived at this web address by typing in the URL printed in our weekly parish newsletter. With me ? The URL is no longer on the newsletter and Choirboy is no longer leading the music liturgy at Most Holy Trinity - it's a long story, however, I was reminded this morning after Mass of the following lyrics to a Coldplay number entitled, 'The hardest part' - I thought that they were rather apt.
Bye for now.....

And the hardest part
Was letting go not taking part
That was the hardest part
And the strangest thing
Was waiting for that bell to ring
It was the strangest start...............

Sticking your neb in..........

It was with great disappointment that Choirboy could not connect the phrase 'to stick your neb in' to one of the subjects of the first reading, Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylonia from 605 BC. Shortly before his accession he defeated the Egyptians at Carchemish and brought Palestine and Syria into his empire. Judah revolted, with Egyptian assistance, in 596 and 587–586 BC; on both occasions he captured Jerusalem and took many Hebrews into captivity. He largely rebuilt Babylon and constructed the hanging gardens. Whereas a neb is a nose - I am not even going to comment on the slang derivatives for Babylon !
Try as Choirboy might today, he found it difficult to avoid thinking of the Boney M song 'By the rivers of Babylon' as today's psalm was almost word for word transcribed by Boney M into their kitch, top-selling 70 s number above. It would, I think (even for choirboy) have been a bridge too far to have sung the psalm in the style of Boney M - but then again.....
With an enforced move of the organ for reasons that aren't entirely apparrent, Jimmy and Choirboy were left playing at an awkward angle and out of view. C'est la vie. Muscially we manged a joyful Mass despite Choirboy singing the chorus to our Communion hymn at the wrong time and leading everyone astray. However, we survived and I am not sure many people saw the join.

Happy Mother's Day !

Entry Christ be beside me

Kyrie

Alleluia Praise to You, O Christ, our Saviour (V4)

Creed Credo/I believe

Offertory All that I am

Holy Holy Gathering Mass

Dying You destroyed our death, rising You restored our life. Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory (repeat) Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory. Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory

Amen: - Amen, Amen, Amen We will sing of Your love forever. We will sing Your praise forever Amen. Amen, Amen, Amen

Agnus Dei (Newquay Mass #3)

Communion Bread of life, hope of the world

Make me a channel

Recessional Freely, freely

Transfiguration

Today we welcomed back Father Mark after his sojourn in New Zealand. We were minus Jimmy who is sunning himself somewhere hot but we did have a chance to have a muscial first at Holy Trinity. Paul has a new mandolin which was used to great effect in our Crede. It adds another dimension to our music liturgy so with a bit of imagination we can find some other opportunities to utilise this new resource. Next week will be different, Choirboy is away, as are Mary and Kath so tomorrow we will construct an all guitar liturgy led by Jimmy and Paul !

Entry Here I am Lord

Kyrie

Alleluia Praise to You, O Christ, our Saviour (V2)

Creed Credo/I believe

Offertory Take our bread

Holy Holy Gathering Mass

Dying You destroyed our death, rising You restored our life. Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory (repeat) Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory. Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory

Amen: - Amen, Amen, Amen We will sing of Your love forever. We will sing Your praise forever Amen. Amen, Amen, Amen

Agnus Dei (Newquay Mass #3)
Lamb of God, Lamb of God, You take away, the sin of all the world (repeat)
Have mercy on us, have mercy on us, have mercy on us and grant us Your peace

Communion Bread of life, hope of the world (V1L)

Immortal, invisible

40 days and forty nights

Although Lent isn't specifically a time for being miserable, it helps. At least that was Choirboy's message to the choir in preparation for this 1st Sunday in Lent. Choirboy himself felt fairly miserable as he has a dose of man flu - a good example of this condition can be found here

Today we also said goodbye and thank you to Father Brian who has been standing in for Father Mark while he has been away. Choirboy wishes that he had some of Father Brian's calm and gentle demeanour - he could do with it right now as his eldest has some explaining to do..........nuff said.

Entry Forty days and forty nights

Kyrie

Alleluia Praise to You, O Christ, our Saviour (V1)

Offertory Gifts of bread and wine

Holy Holy Gathering Mass

Dying You destroyed our death, rising You restored our life. Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory (repeat) Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory. Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory

Amen: - Amen, Amen, Amen We will sing of Your love forever. We will sing Your praise forever Amen. Amen, Amen, Amen

Sign of peace Peace be with you, peace be with you always (x3)

Agnus Dei (Newquay Mass #3)
Lamb of God, Lamb of God, You take away, the sin of all the world (repeat)
Have mercy on us, have mercy on us, have mercy on us and grant us Your peace


Communion Bread of life, hope of the world

Recessional Be not afraid